The additional £1.7bn to deliver affordable homes in London is of course welcome and the West Midlands housing deal, delivered through a £100m grant from the Land Remediation Fund, shows a continued commitment by this government to devolution and supporting the thriving regional economies and their increasing productivity.

Yet the industry is still waiting to see many of the promises laid out in the housing white paper brought to fruition. Some of this stasis may be due to the lack of ministerial contingency within government; much of it will be due to the scale and task of addressing a colossal issue such as the UK’s housing market.

The government seems as if it is listening to the sector, but tangible change is sluggish. Spring may be around the corner, but for much of the industry, we still feel left in the cold and without ammunition.

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